Instructional Technology Leadership Program 2005

Who Should Attend

The program is designed for individuals who work in instructional design or related fields and have significant experience in such areas as enhanced classroom delivery, hybrid and blended learning, and online educational systems. This program is not designed for entry level individuals.

About the Instructional Technology Leadership Program

The Instructional Technology Leadership Program will be held July 10–14, 2005 at The Pennsylvania State University in University Park. It will offer a unique opportunity to connect with peers in a program led by seasoned and knowledgeable national leaders in the field.

Collectively, you will focus on effective approaches to meeting both ongoing and future challenges in providing exemplary services and forward-thinking leadership for one of the most critical elements of higher education: teaching and learning.

This five-day, intensive program and its top-notch faculty offer you a valuable opportunity to:

• learn strategies for opening channels of communication across campus constituencies
• sharpen your understanding of the roles that the instructional technologist plays in higher education institutions, and in particular your own
• discuss new and emerging technologies and pedagogies
• discover techniques for fostering systemic initiatives
• become more aware of the important role of data collection and assessment
• learn effective ways to plan for and initiate change within your institution
• pick up tips for increasing your on-the-job flexibility
• use a team-based case-study approach to experiencing real-world issues and challenges

Session Topics

Assessment and Evaluation

• Creative strategies of data collection
• Making adjustments based on data
• Evaluating the total system
• Creating a culture of evidence

Faculty Issues

• Strategies for getting content
• The politics of the academy
• Building and maintaining relationships
• Approach is everything
• Faculty development
• Support strategies

Financial Matters

• Time and resource management
• Project budgeting
• Budget management

Innovations in Instructional Design and Technology

• New and emerging technologies and pedagogies
• Trends in the trade
• The art of design
• Integration of IT with institutional goals

The Power of Project Management

• Establishing workflow
• Time allocations and tracking
• Project leadership
• Priorities setting and management
• Contingency planning
• Managing complex projects
• Team management
• Evaluation

The Role of Leader

• Being a player
• Communications strategies
• Strategic planning
• Integration of IT into institutional goals
• Characteristics of a leader
• Managing up

Making the Case

Participants will be organized into teams of five working throughout the institute to develop a “Making the Case” project (the teams will define the form of their project). The “Making the Case” project should advance the use of educational technology and pedagogy by addressing the current state of the field, the desired state of the field, and suggest a path to the desired state.

Each participant will leave with a document that represents a broad range of thinking about topics and how to apply to own institution.

Innovation Showcase

Participants will be invited to demonstrate a specific innovation in technology/pedagogy according to a pre-established set of guidelines.